LAUREN COHEN
Education:
2012-2014
MA Painting, Royal College of Art, London, UK
2004-2008
BFA Painting & Drawing, California College of the Arts, San Francisco, CA, USA
Residencies:
2022-2023
MacDowell Residency, Peterborough, NH, USA
2020
New York Art Residency and Studios (NARS Foundation), Brooklyn, NY, USA
2017 - 2018
Casa Quinze Garzas, Ichupio, Mexico
2016
MASS MoCA, North Adams, MA, USA
2015
Casa Quinze Garzas, Ichupio, Mexico
Josef and Anni Albers Foundation. Bethany, CT, USA
2010
Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture. Skowhegan, ME, USA
Selected Exhibitions:
2024
American Dream. Raynham Hall Museum, Oyster Bay, NY, USA (Forthcoming)
Nice Meats. Ghost Machine, New York, NY, USA
Felix Art Fair (Voloshyn Gallery), Los Angeles, CA, USA
2023
Ceramics Show: BravinLee, New York, NY, USA
Wassaic Project: Haunted Mill, October 27 & 28, 2023
Gowanus Open Studios: October 21 & 22, 2023
Holiday Charcuterie Booth. Park Slope, New York, NY, USA
Brian's Estate Sale. SPRING/BREAK Art Show, curated by Field Projects. New York, NY, USA
Brian's Yard Sale at Upstate Art Weekend. Mother In Law's Gallery curated by Field Projects. Germantown, NY, USA
The Fisherman, Film Premiere. The Department of Film at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), NY, USA
Paroxysm. Westbeth Gallery, Manhattan, NY, USA
2022
Key of Dreams. Van Der Plas Gallery, Manhattan, NY, USA
2021
Auction. Speedwell Projects, Portland, ME, USA
Works on Paper. Trestle Gallery, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Skowhegan Exhibition: Maine Jewish Museum, Portland, ME, USA
2020
Source Matters. NARS Foundation, Brooklyn, NY
The Weight of the Temporary. NARS Foundation, Brooklyn, NY
2019
Alive in the Universe. Palazzo Pesaro Papafava, Venice, ITL
2017
Et Tu, Art Brute? Andrew Edlin Gallery, NY, USA
One Summer Night. The Crypt Gallery, London, UK
2015
Light Matter. Chelsea College of Art and Design, London, UK
2014
A New Circle. Forbidden City Gallery, Shanghai, China
Saatchi New Sensations. Victoria House, Bloomsbury, London, UK
Show RCA. Royal College of Art, London, UK
An Inoperative Mythology. Blyth Gallery, London, UK
2013
Bloomberg New Contemporaries. Institute of Contemporary Art, London & Spike Island, Bristol, UK
WIP. Henry Moore Gallery at Royal College of Art, London, UK
Notes to Self. Dyson Gallery at Royal College of Art, London, UK
Multiculturalism Is Dead. Interact Gallery, London, UK
2012
Exploding Cinema: Besides the Screen. Goldsmiths College, London, UK
2011
Auction X: Artistic License. di Rosa, Napa, CA, USA
Land of Magic. Bedford Gallery, Walnut Creek, CA, USA
2010
SK10. SK10 Gallery, Skowhegan, ME, USA
2008
If Painting Is Dead I am the Air Bomb That Blew It. Solo show, Patricia Sweetow Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA
JAB. Patricia Sweetow Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA
I'm Scared Because There's Only One of You. SoCha Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA
Professional:
2024
Artist Talk / Book Launch: The Invisible Cue Card Girl. Powerhouse Arts, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Zine Launch: You Should Have Seen It: It Was My Fault. Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, New York, NY, USA
2023
Holiday Charcuterie Booth (Performance), J.J. Byrne Park, Park Slope, Brooklyn, NY USA
The Today Show, "Holiday gift guide." October 20, Bella Druckman
The Creative Independent, "On Avoiding Creative Stagnation." July 19, Interview by Ariel Courage
MacDowell Podcast, “The MacDowell Basket” LitHub Radio, Peterborough, NH, USA
Park Slope Market Booth (Performance), Brooklyn, NY USA
2022
Book Launch, Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, Manhattan, NY, USA
Park Slope Market Booth (Performance), Littlefield, Brooklyn, NY USA
2021
Interview, "Rising From The Ditch: Salem and The Life of an Artist." History Happy Hour Podcast, The Salem Oracle
Park Slope Market Booth (Performance), Littlefield, Brooklyn, NY USA
2018
Publication funding, Skowhegan School of Painting & Sculpture, New York, NY, USA
2017
Writer, The Art Story, New York, NY, USA
2016
Interview, Lyra Magazine, London, UK
Awarded, Tier 1 Exceptional Talent Visa: Endorsed by the Arts Council of England, London, UK
2015
Josef Albers and Education Today: Josef and Anni Albers Foundation, Bethany, CT, USA
Visiting Artist, The Middlesex School, Concord, MA, USA
Teacher, The Clark School, Rowley, MA, USA
Publication, The Catlin Guide, London, UK
Visiting Artist, University for the Creative Arts, Farnham, UK
PRESS:
ARTNews: "7 Standout Booths at Spring/Break's 'Wild Card' New York Show." By Tessa Solomon
Hyperallergic: "The Imperfect Charm of Spring Break Art Show 2023." By Lakshmi Rivera Amin